Apple will kill free iTunes Radio on January 29, pushes listeners to pay for Apple Music

Apple is doing away with its free, ad-supported iTunes Radio music service on January 29. If anyone wants to listen to Apple-owned online radio stations for free, Beats 1 will be their only choice. Otherwise, they’ll have to pay up for an Apple Music subscription.

An email from Apple to iTunes Radio listeners in the U.S. and Australia (the only non-U.S. country in which the music service launched) confirms the announcement, according to 9to5Mac. Apple Music, which costs $9.99 per month, now offers the only way to access streaming radio stations that curate music in specific genres or themes.